CarlosAllTheWay

I got into my car today and noticed something I hadn't seen before. There was a thin orange to red line following above the RPM gauge. As I drove that line got smaller and smaller and finally went away. It looked like it represented heat of some sort but it went away the more I drove??

howdigethere

its letting you know not to rev the engine past a certain point until its warmed up.

CarlosAllTheWay

Ohhh! That makes sense! Thank you!

RegnaR

yep, it is highlighted differently in the different displays but is there before you engine is warmed up.

Savoy2001

On the subject of the track display. I just recently started using that display pretty exclusively unlinked to the driving mode. I like it but the shift inductor lights above I never see them come on. Do they only activate when you approach 6k RPM or what?

Elk

It goes away entirely when the water temperature reaches ~ 175 Fahrenheit.

GS583

The shift lights come on as you approach red line on the tach. I have seen them in manual mode on my auto but suspect they might come on in Drive but I generally do not operate that hard street driving. I will watch sometime. The shift dots do show up on your HUD also as you approch red line.

Savoy2001

I figured it was something like that. Ya I have a m7 and haven't seen them come in. I haven't shifted at redline though either so. Ok thanks.